F
Cast & creator
Fred Covington
1928-07-01 (died at 65)IMDb
Best known for Roots, Norma Rae, Nashville 99
Fred Covington was born on July 1, 1928 as Alfred Covington. He was an actor, known for Norma Rae (1979), The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) and Challenge (1974). He died on July 28, 1993 in Marietta, Georgia, USA.
Also known as: Alfred Covington
Movies
10
film credits
Series
2
television credits
Career
12
1974–2007 · acting roles
Credit score
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (12)
Showing 12 of 12 credits
Series
★ 7.4
Roots
Auctioneer
1977
Movie
★ 7.2
Norma Rae
Alston Purvis
1979
Series
★ 8.0
Nashville 99
Hyder
1977
Movie
★ 6.1
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Auctioneer
1976
Movie
★ 4.4
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Governor #1
1978
Movie
★ 5.8
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Man in Jail
1981
Movie
★ 6.5
Coward of the County
Brother Hofelter
1981
Movie
★ 8.0
Grass Roots
Police Captain
1992
Movie
★ 5.3
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Attorney Lake
1980
Movie
★ 5.2
Freedom Road
Sheriff Bentley
1979
Movie
★ 8.0
The Brass Ring
MacDonald Jennings
1974
Movie
The Battle of Chickamauga
Narrator
2007